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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching foreignTaijquan teachers and students during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taiji around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Yao Mingwei (32) at the balcony outside his room, overlooking at the main yeard of the Taijiquan school. He comes from north China and after spending time woring in Dubai, he quit his job and decided to come back to China to study Tai Chi so that he can become a teacher. He spent 6 months living and studying at the Chenjiagou school of Taijiquan.
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  • Tibetan families consider an honor to have a child tha choses to become a monk..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Grangmaster Chen Xiaowang loughing after being prased by a local politician who came to visit him at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Chen Xiaowang lives abroad and he only spends limited time in China. During that time he is very busy teaching but also having various meetings to help promote Taijiquan and his village Chenjiagou. He has helped to build a new museum of Taijiquan there and make his village known internationaly via his students in many countries around the world where he is teaching seminars.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • In the garden of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Morning Tai Chi fan trainning at the main square outside the museum of the Wudnagsan city thaty lays on the feet of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man resting from climbing Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Purple Heaven Palace taoist temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. The Crown Prince Slope, a Temple at Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Pilgrims in front of a monk's home..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Monks offer snacks to the children..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Turning the large prayer wheel at the end of the pilgrims route..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Turning the large prayer wheel at the end of the pilgrims route..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims relaxing and praying in the monastery garden. Many pilgrims that come from Tibetan villages spend their nights on the monasteryís yards..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The garden of the monastery were every afternoon, monks have philosophical debates and play a philosophical (as Oulsal said) game that follows them..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Pilgrims praying to the Taoist godss at the  Suang Long Cave on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Woman prayingh at Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. Master Guan teaching Tai Chi sword at the Purple Heaven Palace taoist temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man enjoying the view on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Money that Chinese pilgrims left at a temple at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  View from the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Pilgrims climbing the many stept to the top of the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man walking down steps at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  View from the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Taoist monk at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Pilgrims praying to the Taoist godss at the  Suang Long Cave on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2293.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. Master Guan teaching Tai Chi sword at the Purple Heaven Palace taoist temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_1954.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province. The Crown Prince Slope, a Temple at Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_1530.jpg
  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching foreignTaijquan teachers and students during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taiji around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang during a demonstration at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taiji around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou.
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  • Prayers left at the grasslands, by monks and pilgrims..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • To hire a tricycle is a very common way of transportation in Xiahe.LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The frond of the female monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The white stupas dominate the landscape. On the pilgrims route..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Touching the holly statues for bliss is part of the pilgrimage..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims pray counting the beeds of their mala..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims relaxing and praying in the monastery garden. Many pilgrims that come from Tibetan villages spend their nights on the monasteryís yards. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims relaxing on the monastery garden. Many pilgrims that come from Tibetan villages spend their nights on the monasteryís yards. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrims relaxing on the monastery garden. Many pilgrims that come from Tibetan villages spend their nights on the monasteryís yards. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • In the garden of the monastery.LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • In the garden of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • On the street between the houses of the monnks..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The East side of the monastic village is occupied by the monksí houses..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Most of the monks study Buddhaís words, meditate and pray in their small houses. Oulsal shares his one room house with one more monk..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • View of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Rooftops at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese pilgrims climbing the hundreds of steps and taking lunch breacks on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. A demonstration of Woudang mountain style martial arts at a special stage on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man enjoying the view on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2535.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Money that Chinese pilgrims left at a temple at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man resting from climbing Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  View from Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. A Chinese woman praying at the Purple Heaven Palace taoist temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. The Crown Prince Slope, a Temple at Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • View of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The pilgrimage is mainly to follow the pilgrimís route around the monastic village. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • The pilgrimage is mainly to follow the pilgrimís route around the monastic village. Some of them choose to follow the route doing prostrations towards the village and the temples..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Everything becomes red under a red tent in the garden of the monastery. There, monks have loud philishophical debates every afternoon..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • Everything becomes red under a red tent in the garden of the monastery. There, monks have loud philishophical debates every afternoon..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • Tibetan monks are generally very pleasant to foreigners..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Monastery yard..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Bridge over the Dasha river with prayer scarves and prayer flags..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Taoist monk at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man resting on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Doors of exhibition hall with pictures of martial arts postures on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Dragon's head where many pilgrims got killed while trying to light incense sticks  at Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2113.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Taoist monk in one of the temples of the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2512.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese man resting while enjoying the view at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2456.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese pilgrims touching the poles of a temple for good luck at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Chinese pilgrims praying at the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2403.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Pilgrims climbing the many stept to the top of the Golden Palace on the Heavenly Pillar Peak of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  The way to the top of Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), is hard and trvellers have to climb thousands of steps. Some chose the easy way up by paying local men to carry them on special chairs.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Lighting incense sticks at Nanyan Temple on Wudang Moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Dragon head where many pilgrims got killed while trying to light incense sticks at Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2140.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Candles at Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2063.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Purple Heaven Palace taoist temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_1901.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province. Zeng You Fu, a Taoist monk and master of Woudang mountain style martial arts who says is older than 70 years old, demonstrating a pose at the Carefree Valley on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. A group of martial arts students posing in postures of Woudang mountain style martial arts on a platform over Drangon Spring lake on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. Preperation for a demonstration of Woudang mountain style Tai Chi at a special stage on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province. A demonstration of Woudang mountain style martial arts at a special stage on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
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  • Oulsal. Tibetans rent horses for horse-riding at the grasslands..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Tibetan families consider an honor to have a child tha choses to become a monk..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
    30 child.jpg
  • Monks offer snacks to the children..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
    29 children.jpg
  • The pilgrimage is mainly to follow the pilgrimís route around the monastic village. .LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • On the pilgrims way there are hundreds of prayer wheels to turn..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
    22 turning wheels.jpg
  • Streets of the monastery..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou.
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  • Pilgrim relaxing by Dasha river..LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • Pilgrims devote prayer scarves to the Buddhist divinities.LAMBRANG MONASTERY IN XIAHE - CHINA.copyright: Androniki Christodoulou
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  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Candles at Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2098a.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  View from Nanyan Temple on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2046a.jpg
  • Asia, China, Hubei province.  Steps and chain with locks that pilgrims left as a prayer on Wudang moutain (Wudang-san), a World Heritage mountain with many Taoist monasteries.
    WUDANGSAN_2335.jpg
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